SOVEREIGN WASHING

"The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe entirely located within the European Union (EU), designed to help you meet your most stringent sovereignty requirements."

Source: https://aws.eu/european-sovereign-cloud/?refid=821a6223-2b2b-4238-a36a-430e8a91fa71

Amazon and their subsidiaries such as AWS European Sovereign Cloud are subject to the United States CLOUD Act: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act

#AWS #European #Sovereign #Cloud #EU #DigitalSovereignty #GDPR #Privacy #InfoSec #Amazon #Europe #DataSovereignty

SOVEREIGN WASHING

"The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe entirely located within the European Union (EU), designed to help you meet your most stringent sovereignty requirements."

Source: https://aws.eu/european-sovereign-cloud/?refid=821a6223-2b2b-4238-a36a-430e8a91fa71

Amazon and their subsidiaries such as AWS European Sovereign Cloud are subject to the United States CLOUD Act: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act

#AWS #European #Sovereign #Cloud #EU #DigitalSovereignty #GDPR #Privacy #InfoSec #Amazon #Europe #DataSovereignty

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What you can do:

1. Read the original investigation. Judge for yourself:
📄 https://www.republik.ch/2025/12/09/warum-palantir-zum-risiko-fuer-die-schweiz-wird

2. Support investigative journalism. These reporters aren’t getting rich doing this work. They’re doing it because someone needs to document what powerful companies don’t want documented. A year spent in FOIA requests is not nothing.

3. *Do* pay attention to the LinkedIn drama
The tactic of replying to critical journalism where the general public won’t see is deliberate. They’re trying to discredit journalists among decision-makers and industry insiders. Make this stuff visible if you can.

4. Make your politicians answer questions about government contracts. If the Swiss said no NINE times after careful evaluation, why did the UK say yes? Who benefits from these deals? This matters for #DataSovereignty and national security.

Support #InvestigativeJournalism. These journalists are fighting battles most of us will never see.

Thanks for reading.

#OSINT #Surveillance #CyberSecurity

What you can do:

1. Read the original investigation. Judge for yourself:
📄 https://www.republik.ch/2025/12/09/warum-palantir-zum-risiko-fuer-die-schweiz-wird

2. Support investigative journalism. These reporters aren’t getting rich doing this work. They’re doing it because someone needs to document what powerful companies don’t want documented. A year spent in FOIA requests is not nothing.

3. *Do* pay attention to the LinkedIn drama
The tactic of replying to critical journalism where the general public won’t see is deliberate. They’re trying to discredit journalists among decision-makers and industry insiders. Make this stuff visible if you can.

4. Make your politicians answer questions about government contracts. If the Swiss said no NINE times after careful evaluation, why did the UK say yes? Who benefits from these deals? This matters for #DataSovereignty and national security.

Support #InvestigativeJournalism. These journalists are fighting battles most of us will never see.

Thanks for reading.

#OSINT #Surveillance #CyberSecurity

[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.

https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites

#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c

2025 is the wake-up call for Europe. 🇪🇺

From Microsoft blocking the ICC's email 🚫 to Meta scraping our lives for AI training 🤖, the mask is off. If your data is in the US cloud, you don't own it.

Digital sovereignty isn't a luxury anymore; it's a necessity. I wrote a blog post about why we need to reclaim our data and move to European alternatives.

Read the full story:
🔗 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2025/

#Privacy #BigTech #DataSovereignty #Europe #PixelUnion #DeGoogle

[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.

https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites

#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c

2025 is the wake-up call for Europe. 🇪🇺

From Microsoft blocking the ICC's email 🚫 to Meta scraping our lives for AI training 🤖, the mask is off. If your data is in the US cloud, you don't own it.

Digital sovereignty isn't a luxury anymore; it's a necessity. I wrote a blog post about why we need to reclaim our data and move to European alternatives.

Read the full story:
🔗 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2025/

#Privacy #BigTech #DataSovereignty #Europe #PixelUnion #DeGoogle

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza/115713071946346627

Please, please, please don't rely on big tech to keep your data safe. They will carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.
#backup #dataSovereignty #Apple #bigTech #selfHosting

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza/115713071946346627

Please, please, please don't rely on big tech to keep your data safe. They will carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.
#backup #dataSovereignty #Apple #bigTech #selfHosting

https://itsfoss.com/self-hosting-starting-projects/

5 simple(~ish) tools to start your home-lab or home-server with

- Jellyfin: Your own Netflix
- Kavita: Your own Kindle library
- Nextcloud: Your own Google drive (and more)
- Immich: Your own Google Photos
- Navidrome: Your own Spotify

#SelfHosting #Homelab #OpenSource #Linux #DIYTech #TechStack #ServerSetup #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom #DataProtection #SecureYourData #EncryptEverything #FOSS #DataSovereignty #OwnYourData #InternetFreedom #TechIndependence

https://itsfoss.com/self-hosting-starting-projects/

5 simple(~ish) tools to start your home-lab or home-server with

- Jellyfin: Your own Netflix
- Kavita: Your own Kindle library
- Nextcloud: Your own Google drive (and more)
- Immich: Your own Google Photos
- Navidrome: Your own Spotify

#SelfHosting #Homelab #OpenSource #Linux #DIYTech #TechStack #ServerSetup #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom #DataProtection #SecureYourData #EncryptEverything #FOSS #DataSovereignty #OwnYourData #InternetFreedom #TechIndependence

Austria’s Ministry of Economy kicks out Microsoft, moving 1,200 staff to Nextcloud in 4 months 🕒

EU-based cloud ensures GDPR & NIS2 compliance 🇪🇺
Hybrid setup keeps Teams only for external use; all internal collaboration now on Nextcloud 🔒
Smooth rollout earns positive employee feedback 👍

🔗 https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-ministry-kicks-out-microsoft/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Cloud #DataSovereignty #Nextcloud #EU #FOSS #CyberSecurity #IT #Government #Software #Innovation #Digital #Security #Linux